PAPYRUS PREVENTION OF YOUNG SUICIDE
Registered charity 1070896 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PAPYRUS, PAPYRUS (PREVENTION OF SUICIDES) · also registered in Scotland as SC052556 (OSCR)
The PAPYRUS helpline, HOPELINE247 (0800 068 41 41), provides information and practical advice to any young person who is feeling suicidal and to anyone who is worried that a young person they know may be suicidal. PAPYRUS also produces suicide prevention information and resources. PAPYRUS offers a number of community-based and online education programme focusing on young suicide prevention.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1.59m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting from total expenditure of £6.90m against income of £5.31m. Per the trustees' report, this outcome was driven by service expansion and increased staff costs, leading to a reduction in unrestricted reserves to £968,598. The trustees have acted to reduce overheads and staff costs to ensure continued running of the charity.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: Closedown reserve £940,000 - based on the greater of £0.15m or 25% of budgeted expenditure. General reserve £28,598 (held: £969k)
“At the financial year end reserves are as follows: Closedown reserve £940,000 - based on the greater of £0.15m or 25% of budgeted expenditure. General reserve £28,598 - remainder and to include within budgeted spend in the current year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by KM Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — PAPYRUS Prevention of Young Suicide (matched by registered charity number).
Public-sector contracts awarded
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Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£471k
Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (13/02/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- HARRY JOHN HESKETH BIGGS-DAVISONchair
- Alexandra Gemma Bowen
- Amy Hart
- Andrew Airey · trustee of 1 other charity
- Helen McKenzie-Smith
- Jacob Wood
- Karen Jane Smith
- Phoebe Olivia Torrance
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PAPYRUS PREVENTION OF YOUNG SUICIDE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £1.59m for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting from total expenditure of £6.90m against income of £5.31m. Per the trustees' report, this outcome was driven by service expansion and increased staff costs, leading to a reduction in unrestricted reserves to £968,598. The trustees have acted to reduce overheads and staff costs to ensure continued running of the charity. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by KM Chartered Accountants.
Who funds PAPYRUS PREVENTION OF YOUNG SUICIDE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PAPYRUS PREVENTION OF YOUNG SUICIDE as a grant recipient include THE JD FOUNDATION, HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, THE RANDAL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
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